Lyrics
The Cuyahoga breathes a chemical morning,
Got that tallow and iron ore warning.
You pull the sheet up over your head,
But the 5 AM whistle pulls you out of our bed.
[Chorus]
The river's just water, Maja, that's all it's ever been.
Don't mind the color, just let the sunlight in.
[Verse 2]
It's the last Saturday before the heat of July.
You said, "Leo, I swear I saw a rainbow floatin' by."
Just a trick of the light on a film of cheap grease,
I wash my hands but they never find peace.
[Chorus]
The river's just water, Maja, that's all it's ever been.
Don't mind the color, just let the sunlight in.
[Bridge]
This whole damn city's a misfiring engine,
And I'm the worn-out belt that's keeping it spinning,
Just for one more day.
[Chorus]
The river's just water, Maja, that's all it's ever been!
Don't you mind the color, just let the sunlight in!
[Outro]
The river's just water.
Go back to sleep.
About Gantry Shine
Born in the shadow of Cleveland's steel mills, Gantry Shine (born Leo Kowalski) still works a three-day week at a metal stamping plant. The other four days, he plugs in a beat-up Teisco guitar and turns the noise, grit, and defiant pride of the American Rust Belt into blistering garage-rock. His songs are for anyone who's ever had to choose between staying and leaving. He still lives in the same…
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